
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS 
           JANUARY 1998 TO AUGUST 2000

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)

 
                     Total                     Passenger       Other
     Period         Services       Travel        Fares     Transportation


      1998

Jan. - Dec.            182,697        56,509        19,971        30,363
Jan. -  Aug.           120,104        37,255        13,057        19,900

January                 14,531         4,604         1,556         2,472
February                14,829         4,576         1,551         2,407
March                   14,734         4,590         1,543         2,525
April                   15,086         4,734         1,679         2,490
May                     15,001         4,631         1,646         2,482
June                    15,197         4,731         1,656         2,484

July                    15,359         4,695         1,728         2,498
August                  15,367         4,694         1,698         2,542
September               15,538         4,775         1,713         2,527
October                 15,946         4,949         1,739         2,718
November                15,632         4,769         1,735         2,640
December                15,479         4,761         1,727         2,579

      1999
 
Jan. - Dec.            191,296        59,351        21,405        34,137
Jan. -  Aug.           125,445        39,157        14,049        21,877

January                 15,118         4,710         1,671         2,524
February                15,198         4,772         1,708         2,591
March                   15,708         5,078         1,836         2,669
April                   15,566         4,910         1,754         2,637
May                     15,660         4,876         1,746         2,692
June                    15,944         4,932         1,774         2,858

July                    16,132         4,973         1,792         2,876
August                  16,119         4,906         1,768         3,030
September               16,237         4,920         1,788         3,047
October                 16,490         5,175         1,874         2,990
November                16,827         5,236         1,898         3,142
December                16,298         4,863         1,796         3,082

      2000

Jan. -  Aug.           139,860        42,984        15,843        26,128

January                 16,587         5,004         1,779         3,076
February                17,258         5,302         1,947         3,217
March                   17,684         5,531         2,051         3,289
April                   17,445         5,431         2,017         3,212
May                     17,416         5,307         1,935         3,320
June                    17,507         5,369         2,012         3,259

July (R)                17,872         5,478         2,036         3,360
August                  18,091         5,562         2,066         3,395
September   
October 
November 
December
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Imports Continued


                   Royalties                                   U. S. 
                      and          Other         Direct      Government
                    License       Private       Defense        Misc.
     Period           Fees        Services    Expenditures   Services 


      1998

Jan. - Dec.             11,713        49,051        12,241         2,849
Jan. -  Aug.             7,598        32,505         7,944         1,845

January                    846         3,836           992           225
February                 1,230         3,865           976           224
March                      864         4,023           966           223
April                      896         4,111           958           218
May                        907         4,149           965           221
June                       932         4,182           984           228

July                       957         4,191         1,041           249
August                     966         4,148         1,062           257
September                  987         4,202         1,075           259
October                  1,033         4,187         1,067           253
November                 1,047         4,118         1,074           249
December                 1,049         4,039         1,081           243

      1999
 
Jan. - Dec.             13,275        46,657        13,650         2,821
Jan. -  Aug.             8,492        30,907         9,087         1,876

January                  1,026         3,864         1,089           234
February                 1,025         3,774         1,098           230
March                    1,030         3,763         1,106           226
April                    1,066         3,871         1,107           221
May                      1,075         3,925         1,122           224
June                     1,083         3,923         1,144           230

July                     1,086         3,945         1,206           254
August                   1,101         3,842         1,215           257
September                1,127         3,895         1,205           255
October                  1,194         3,890         1,134           233
November                 1,221         3,986         1,115           229
December                 1,241         3,979         1,109           228

      2000

Jan. -  Aug.             9,830        34,231         8,934         1,910

January                  1,198         4,185         1,108           237
February                 1,194         4,253         1,107           238
March                    1,198         4,269         1,107           239
April                    1,222         4,213         1,113           237
May                      1,234         4,266         1,116           238
June                     1,246         4,261         1,121           239

July (R)                 1,262         4,365         1,131           240
August                   1,276         4,419         1,131           242
September   
October 
November 
December

NOTE:  See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is
included in each service category.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-173), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, August 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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